Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Luis Benitez. Summit reached on 3rd October 2006. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5514 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06357 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Luis Benitez |
| Sponsor | Adventure Consultants Cho Oyu Expedition 2006 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia, Belgium, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-09-08 |
| Summit Date | 2006-10-03 |
| Summit Time | 0915 |
| Summit Days | 25 |
| Total Days | 29 |
| Termination Date | 2006-10-07 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(08/09),ABC(10/09,5550m),C1(17/09,6400m),C2(21/09,7200m),Smt(03/10) |
| Route Notes | ABC at 50m below others lowest of the ABC's this autumn. No C3 because of long snowstorm; in summit bid went nonstop from C2. Summit party Glorie, Rogers, Lhakpa Tharke, Chuldim, Pasang Bhote and Sange Dorje left C2 at 10:00 pm NST on 2 Sept and got to top at at 9:15 am NST and returned to C2 by noon and slept there. All in ABC on 4 Oct. Oxygen all in summit party who were members in C2 to top to and in C2; also Benitez and Curtis in C2 night of 2 Oct (although Curtis found mask too annoying and took it off); they had expected to go for top too, but when Curtis woke up to prepare for summit bid, he was in early stage of cerebral edema and had to descend and Benitez escorted him between C1 and C2. Cubitt ran out of energy after reaching C2. Both left expedition. Sherpas: Chuldim, aka Chuldim Dorje, 26/11/63, Khumjung, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X3 Pasang Bhote, 21, Chepuwa, Makalu, Everest X1 Sange Dorje, 29, Khumjung, Everest X1 |
| Accidents | Curtis's cerebral edema |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459483 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Marie Anderson | F | 1962 | Australia | Climber | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia | Payroll officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Luis Guillermo Benitez | M | 1972 | USA | Leader | Denver, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Kevin Michael Cubitt | M | 1975 | UK | Climber | London, England | Between careers (was financial advisor in spring 2005) | Details Other expeditions |
| Scott Curtis | M | 1972 | Australia | Climber | Fertitude Valley, QLD, Australia | Bank officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sebastien M. R. Glorie | M | 1982 | Belgium | Climber | Brussels, Belgium | Unemployed (just out of university) | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Vincent Rogers | M | 1962 | UK | Assistant Guide | Wanaka, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Philip George Varcas | M | 1975 | UK | Climber | Reading, Berkshire, England | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Tharke Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chuldim (Chuldim Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1963 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Bhote | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sange Dorje Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY06357 | - | - | http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Dispatches_Archived/ | - | - | - |
| CHOY06357 | ROCK | Jackson, Jeff | Secret Passage | - | 180:52-57 (Sept 2009) | - |